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Bixal has an exciting opportunity for a Senior UI Designer to join our team and help accelerate digital transformation for federal and international clients as they work to reach the Spanish-speaking/Hispanic community. You will be part of a cross-functional team applying human-centered innovation and effective communication strategies to improve engagement. In this role, you will support human-centered outreach and marketing activities and stakeholder engagement efforts across government, state and local entities, and non-partisan groups to ensure that benefits-related digital content for all USA.Gov outreach channels is accurate and features relevant information to the Spanish-speaking/Hispanic community. You will lead design efforts on projects and work closely with cross-functional teams to understand user needs, design intuitive user interfaces, and develop high-quality design solutions for our government clients.
Employment is contingent upon award and candidate eligibility, including successfully demonstrating the qualifications listed below. Because this position requires a Public Trust clearance, US Citizenship is required.
All Roles at Bixal will:
- Participate in client events and forums to positively represent the organization and develop and maintain relationships with the industry.
- As appropriate, play an active role in new client acquisition by supporting business development initiatives to enhance and grow Bixal’s business in each of the areas that it works.
Job Description
- Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and developers to understand user needs and design intuitive and engaging user interfaces
- Lead design efforts on projects, mentoring junior designers, and overseeing design quality
- Work with project managers to ensure that design projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of clients
- Build wireframes and user flows to test new ideas and visual concepts
- Develop personas and journey maps to identify the most important functionality the audience of our product needs.
- Create design prototypes, user flows, wireframes, and mockups to communicate design concepts and user interface behaviors for features and products
- Design high-quality UI components, layouts, and interactions that meet user needs and support product goals
- Combine UX thinking with design execution to produce usable, accessible and intuitive user interfaces.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure that designs are implemented according to specifications, and that the final product meets design and quality standards
- Create, select, optimize, and maintain logos, infographics, photos, interactive media, storyboards, screen flows and other graphical design elements for websites, marketing campaigns, and social media presence
- Build, maintain, and evolve design libraries, UI components, and interaction standards
- Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and techniques, and contributing to the innovation and experimentation in the design function
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, plus at least four years of relevant experience
- Native or native-quality proficiency in Spanish
- Demonstrated experience in UI design and UI design principles, with a portfolio of high-quality design work that demonstrates your skills
- Experience leading design efforts on projects, mentoring junior designers, and overseeing design quality
- Experience building mobile-first, with a demonstrated understanding of how design systems flex across platforms
- Proven ability to work within established brand standards and design systems
- Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite
- Understanding of HTML/CSS and the ability to collaborate effectively with developers
- Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze user needs and translate them into design solutions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and build relationships with clients and stakeholders
- Ability to pass and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.